Peter Morden
Associate Professor
Applied Human Sciences
Concordia University
Canada
Biography
Dr. Morden has been a full-time faculty member at Concordia since July, 2003. Over the past two decades Dr. Morden has interspersed academic training in leisure studies and employment within municipal, not-for-profit, and commercial leisure services. Over this time he has developed a profound interest in community efforts to serve the leisure needs of adolescents, ethnocultural communities, and impoverished populations as well as the psychological outcomes of leisure participation. Dr. Morden has published in diverse areas including the psychological antecedents of leisure satisfaction, leisure behaviour and ethnocultural identity development, and leisure policy and practice in Quebec. He has presented at both national and international conferences and has received numerous awards for his scholarship and contributions to the scholarly community.
Research Interest
Dr. Morden's research focuses on Leisure and adolescent development, Leisure and personal well-being, Leisure and marginalized populations, Gentrification and Urban ethnography.
Publications
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Havitz ME, Morden, PA, Samdahl DM (2004).The diverse worlds of unemployed adults: Consequences for leisure, lifestyle, and well-being. Waterloo, ON: Laurier University Press.
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Morden PA, Hopp R (2007) Transracial adoptees: A new frontier in ethnicity and leisure research. Leisure/loisir 31(1): 57-76.
